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Really Existing Nationalisms

A Post-Communist View from Marx and Engels

Erica Benner

This book counters a range of assumptions commonly held about Marx's views of nationalism and internationalism, not least by twentieth-century marxists themselves. Here, nationalism emerges in Marxist theory as a form of political self-identification and mobilisation that can contribute to the broader project of social and political freedom.

Really Existing Nationalisms

A Post-Communist View from Marx and Engels

Erica Benner

Description

This book counters a range of assumptions commonly held about Marx's views of nationalism and internationalism, not least by twentieth-century marxists themselves. It shows that Marx did not envisage the abolition of national communities or nation states; that the politics of nationalism in Marx is not incompatible with a politics of class; that Marx was repeatedly critical of a "utopian" internationalism, and that the themes of nationalism and international solidarity, far from being necessarily in opposition, can be seen in many cases as mutually reinforcing. Nationalism then emerges in Marxist theory as a form of political self-identification and mobilization that can contribute to the broader project of social and political freedom.

Really Existing Nationalisms

A Post-Communist View from Marx and Engels

Erica Benner

Reviews and Awards

"For a young scholar this is a remarkably subtle and mature piece of work, and it must now stand as the best analysis yet offered of the Marxian understanding of nationalism."--American Political Science Review